The Merchant of Venice
Design
1980 (designed)
1980 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design for a lead casket by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. This production opened on 22 October 1980 before touring.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Merchant of Venice (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen on paper |
| Brief description | Design for lead casket by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
| Physical description | Pen on paper design for a lead casket by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. The design shows a box with an inscribed sloping tablet on the lid, alongside a sketch showing the box open and revealing a copy of Portia's mask with an open scroll. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | CASKETS CTND.
LEAD CASKET
LEAD TABLET
MERCHANT OF VENICE, PROP NOTES
NOT TO SCALE
4
INSIDE THE BOX.
REAL HAIR
SCROLL LOOSE.
SQUARE BLACK ENAMEL
STAND.
PORTIA'S MASK. NATURAL SIZE
BASED ON HALF MASK WORN
IN THE SHOW. (On front side in black ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
| Summary | Design for a lead casket by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. This production opened on 22 October 1980 before touring. |
| Other number | THM/153 (Voytek Archive) - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1770-1994 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | September 24, 2014 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
